Genesis 40:3:4Gen.40.3.W4TAB
בֵּ֛ית
beit
“the house of”
- Transliteration
- BEIT
- Extended
- BEET
- IPA
- /ˈbeːθ/
Meaning by language
- English
- the house of
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
BEIT
- clause
va-yit-TEN o-TAM be-mish-MAR BEIT SAR ha-tab-ba-KHIM el-BEIT ha-SO-har
- sentence
va-yit-TEN o-TAM be-mish-MAR BEIT SAR ha-tab-ba-KHIM el-BEIT ha-SO-har me-KOM a-SHER yo-SEF a-SUR SHAM
Exegesis
The construct chain beit sar hattabbāḥîm {בֵּית שַׂר הַטַבָּחִים | bêt śar hattabbāḥîm} ‘the house of the captain of the guard’ identifies the official domain where they are held.
In context — Genesis 40:3
And he put them in custody in the house of the captain of the guard , in the prison, the place where Joseph was confined.
About this coordinate
Genesis 40:3:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Genesis 40:3, so the Hebrew word בֵּ֛ית (beit) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Gen.40.3.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.40.3.W4.S1) and character.